Lord Sholto Douglas Chapter Three Plaque

Graham Hotel

Dedicated on Sept. 17, 2010, by Lord Sholto Douglas Ch. 3, Wm. Bull Meek-Morris-Stewart Ch.10, and the Wheatland Historical Society.

THE GRAHAM HOTEL WAS BUILT IN 1853 BY WILLIAMSON GRAHAM ON THE BEAR RIVER NORTH OF WIRE BRIDGE
IT WAS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED ON THE STAGE ROUTE FROM SACRAMENTO TO NEVADA CITY BY WAY OF JOHNSONS CROSSING AND ROUND TENT
A STORE WAS SOON BUILT AND OPERATED BY GRAHAM
THIS WAS A WELCOME STOP FOR TRAVELERS PROVIDING REST AND HOT FOOD AT THE HOTEL AND PROVISIONS FROM THE STORE
DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF YUBA COUNTY THE HOTEL SERVED AS A MEETING PLACE FOR THE LOCAL INHABITANTS
AND A COURTROOM FOR CIRCUIT JUDGES
IT WAS ABANDONED BY 1879
DEDICATED SEPT 17 2010 BY THE WHEATLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 THE WILLIAM BULL MEEK- WILLIAM MORRIS STEWART CH. NO. 10
 AND
LORD SHOLTO DOUGLAS CH. NO. 3
 E CLAMPUS VITUS